38. Global Warming Flashcards

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Un climatologue

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A climate scientist / a climatologist

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Le changement climatique

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Climate change

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La planète suffoque

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The planet is choking

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Un bouleversement climatique

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A major shift in the climate

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Modifier les tendances climatiques

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To alter weather patterns

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Les catastrophes liées à la météo

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Weather-related disasters

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Les conditions météo extrêmes

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Extreme weather

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Un scénario catastrophe

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A nightmare scenario

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Être causée par l’activité humaine

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To be caused by human activity

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Aggraver la situation

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To exacerbate the situation

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Dévaster

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To devastate

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La diminution de la couche d’ozone

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Ozone depletion

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Des émissions de gaz à effet de serre

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Greenhouse gases

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Des gaz qui retiennent la chaleur

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Heat-trapping gases

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Rejeter du gaz carbonique

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To emit carbon dioxide

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Absorber le gaz carbonique

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To absorb / to soak up CO2

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La sécheresse

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Drought

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Les calottes glaciaires

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Ice caps

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Le permafrost

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La fonte des glaciers

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The melting of glaciers

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La glace polaire s’amenuise

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Polar ice is thinning

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La couche de neige diminue

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Snow cover is shrinking

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Le recul des glaciers

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Glacier retreat

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Une inondation

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Des inondations côtières
Coastal flooding
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Une augmentation du niveau de la mer
A rise in sea level
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Une vague de chaleur, une canicule
A heat wave
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Le protocole de Kyoto
The Kyoto protocol
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Atteindre un objectif
To meet a target
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Faire payer les pollueurs
To make polluters pay
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Réduire ses émissions de CO2
To cut one's emissions
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Des énergies non renouvelables
Fossil fuels
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Des énergies de substitution
Alternative energy sources
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Séquestrer le CO2 dans le sous-sol
To trap CO2 in the subsoil
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Stocker le CO2 dans les océans
To store CO2 in the seas
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Être particulièrement menacé
To be particularly at risk
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Redresser la situation
To stop the rot
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Les perspectives sont inquiétantes
The outlook is bleak
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La température moyenne de la planète risque fort d'augmenter de 1,4 à 6 degrés d'ici 2100
Global average temperature is likely to rise by 1.4 to 6 degrees by 2100
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Le trou dans la couche d'ozone au dessus de l'Antarctique n'a jamais été aussi gros
The hole in the layer over Antarctica is bigger than ever
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La superficie des glaces du pôle Notes
The area of northern polar ice
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Au cours des 40 dernières années | Au cours des 40 prochaines années
In the past 40 years | Over the next 40 years
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Il y aura deux fois plus d'été chauds d'ici 2020
Hot summers will double in frequency by 2020
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Des régions proches du niveau de la mer risquent fort de devenir inhabitables
Low-lying areas might well become uninhabitable
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L'idée qu'on ne peut pas ignorer la nature commence à faire son chemin
It is starting to sink that we can't ignore nature